ACTINIDE

actinoid, actinide, actinon

(noun) any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

actinide (plural actinides)

(inorganic chemistry) Any of the 14 radioactive elements of the periodic table that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.

Anagrams

• Dianetic, ctenidia, diactine, dianetic, indicate

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26 December 2024

CHATTEL

(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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